Exodus 16:28

28 The LORD said to Moses, "How long will you refuse to do what I have commanded and instructed you to do?

Exodus 16:28 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 16:28

And the Lord said unto Moses
Who had seen and taken notice of what those men had done, who went out into the field to seek for manna on the seventh day, and was displeased with it, and therefore spoke to Moses out of the cloud:

how long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws?
this is not said merely with respect to their breach of the commandment of the sabbath, as if they had long refused to observe and keep that; whereas that was but one command, and but just given; but upon their breach of that, he takes occasion to upbraid them with their former transgressions of other laws of his, and which they had continued in, or at least were frequently committing; and which was a proof of their perverseness and rebellion against him, though he was so kind and bountiful to them.

Exodus 16:28 In-Context

26 You can gather food on six days, but on the seventh day, the day of worship, you won't find any."
27 On the seventh day some people went out to gather food, but they didn't find any.
28 The LORD said to Moses, "How long will you refuse to do what I have commanded and instructed you to do?
29 Remember: The LORD has given you this day of worship. That's why he gives you enough food on the sixth day for two days. On the seventh day you may not leave. Everyone, stay where you are."
30 So the people never worked on the seventh day of the week.
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